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You don't need a USB flash drive—your old phone is a better portable file server
Stop tossing old phones: This one trick turns them into low-power home servers.
UGREEN's new "Ultra" NAS systems put your sluggish homelab to shame
Intel Core chips and over 200TB of maximum storage help.
The first turnkey local AI-powered smart home hub is here and I'm excited
UGREEN wants to simplify local AI control without requiring a fully DIY setup.
That USB port on your router isn't useless—it's a secret file server
The port you're probably ignoring can replace a device worth hundreds of dollars
These 4 Windows tools helped me regain 16.1GB of storage without deleting a single file
Let Windows clean up its own mess.
I traveled the world to visit an SSD factory and learned why they keep getting more expensive
It's one thing to read it online, and it's another thing to see it by yourself.
Fake SD cards are everywhere—here's how to spot them before they destroy your files
Sometimes they're at the top of the search results, too.
How I rescued 388GB of data using junk drawer tech (instead of buying a new drive)
I spent years hoarding digital files and discovered my hard drive is failing. New storage is pricey, so I'm improvising my own backup plan.
I ran the one command in Linux you should never run. Here's what happened
Linux destruction for science!
How to test whether your NAS backup will actually work
Somewhere on your NAS is a backup waiting for its big moment. Hopefully, it's ready!
Your fancy PCIe 5.0 drives are probably running at half speed
There's a good chance your Gen5 SSD is only using half the lanes it was sold with.
Android phones with microSD slots cost half as much and work just as well
It's harder than ever to find an Android phone with expandable storage, but a few solid options are still out there.
I built a NAS from a decade-old PC and it still beats a Synology
A commercial NAS is convenient, but building your own gets you better performance.
Moving your Linux home folder to a dedicated drive is the distro-hopping secret I wish I knew earlier
You’ll definitely want to do this sooner rather than later, to smooth the process of switching distros.
Your SSD backup is only half a strategy—here's the other half you're skipping
Just finished backing up? You're missing a key step—and you should probably go do it now.
5 reasons your NAS is actually a terrible option for long-term backups
No, I'm not joking. There are reasons why you might want to think of a different solution
The 32-year-old Windows placeholder that Microsoft says is now a permanent feature
A “stopgap” solution that has outlived many other Windows features.
The 2 types of SSD failure—one you can fix, one you can't
Save your time and your files by not trying to fix a lost cause